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'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack

'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday (June 23) and is currently at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center under observation, according to THR.

Trebek is in good spirits and is currently under observation and undergoing further testing. He is expected to fully recover and be back at Jeopardy! when production begins taping in July for the new season, the show’s 29th,” an official statement for the 71-year-old host said.

Alex has been the host of Jeopardy! since 1984, and recently extended his contract until 2014.

We wish Alex a speedy recovery!!!

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